as in shrouds
something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth
under the veil of descending darkness the thieves began their operation
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as in conceals
to keep secret or shut off from view
a thicket of bushes veils the private beach from the road
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as in wraps
to surround or cover closely
morning fog veiled the fields
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Recent Examples of veils
Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
The resulting works were breathtaking, immersing the viewer in luminous veils of paint that swept across the canvas, seeming to splash back up from the bottom, creating an enveloping sense of tranquility and awe that pushed against the jittery energy of Abstract Expressionism.
—News Desk, Artforum, 26 Mar. 2026
University policies and book contracts may offer veils of legitimacy and shields from legal liability.
—Emily Hodgson Anderson, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2026
The Sisters wear black floor-length habits and veils that smell of lilacs and ammonia cleaner.
—Literary Hub, 16 Feb. 2026
Newspaper archives show couples wearing their finest attire, brides wearing veils cascading down their full-length gowns and others wearing red or pink in a nod to Valentine’s Day.
—Melissa Renteria, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Feb. 2026
On March 12, 2003, someone called 911 to report people walking along a highway in Sandy, Utah, near Salt Lake City in long, white robes and veils, just like the pictures broadcast on America’s Most Wanted.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 21 Jan. 2026
Kay’s refined style – made up of ivory wool coats, pillbox hats and delicate face veils – is Marty’s aspirational opposite.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 27 Dec. 2025
The embroidery in the veils is done by hand.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 7 Dec. 2025
Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
In the Danube Delta, silence reigns—broken only by pelican wings, rustling reeds, and drifting river mist that veils the labyrinth of wetlands.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
Her dance of the seven veils is sexy typing.
—Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
The resulting works were breathtaking, immersing the viewer in luminous veils of paint that swept across the canvas, seeming to splash back up from the bottom, creating an enveloping sense of tranquility and awe that pushed against the jittery energy of Abstract Expressionism.
—News Desk, Artforum, 26 Mar. 2026
University policies and book contracts may offer veils of legitimacy and shields from legal liability.
—Emily Hodgson Anderson, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2026
The Sisters wear black floor-length habits and veils that smell of lilacs and ammonia cleaner.
—Literary Hub, 16 Feb. 2026
Newspaper archives show couples wearing their finest attire, brides wearing veils cascading down their full-length gowns and others wearing red or pink in a nod to Valentine’s Day.
—Melissa Renteria, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Feb. 2026
On March 12, 2003, someone called 911 to report people walking along a highway in Sandy, Utah, near Salt Lake City in long, white robes and veils, just like the pictures broadcast on America’s Most Wanted.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 21 Jan. 2026
Kay’s refined style – made up of ivory wool coats, pillbox hats and delicate face veils – is Marty’s aspirational opposite.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 27 Dec. 2025
The embroidery in the veils is done by hand.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 7 Dec. 2025
Verb
Gold lace demurely veils a woman’s face beneath a crown-like headpiece.
—Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
In the Danube Delta, silence reigns—broken only by pelican wings, rustling reeds, and drifting river mist that veils the labyrinth of wetlands.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for veils
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Many of its songs crystallize around samples of choirs singing, their soft syllables dissolving beneath heavy shrouds of reverb.—
Sasha Geffen,
Pitchfork,
10 Mar. 2026
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The glacier – now wrapped in vast white shrouds in a desperate attempt to slow its melting – emerges as both subject and body, altar and loss.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
25 Feb. 2026
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People who dislike Minnelli’s singing maintain that her outer bombast conceals an inner void.—
Matt Weinstock,
New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2026
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Irving used a durable Dekton countertop and Brown Jordan cabinetry that conceals appliances and stands up to the elements, as well as flexible seating arrangements and discreet storage to keep pillows and furniture covers tucked safely away.—
Megan Johnson,
Architectural Digest,
12 Mar. 2026
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The instantly volumizing tubing formula wraps each lash for va-va-voom length without smudging, melting, or clumping.—
Lily Wohlner,
Allure,
28 Mar. 2026
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Currently airing in the Tuesday 10 PM slot behind High Potential, the freshman series will slide into High Potential‘s Tuesday 9 PM berth once the Kaitlin Olson drama wraps its second season on April 7.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
25 Mar. 2026
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Anybody heading into the spring with a seasonably cheerful and rosy view of world affairs will be well-met by the return of the patron saints of drone metal, pulling on their cloaks to herald our everlong winter.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
23 Mar. 2026
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In the years after the monarchy was overthrown, the government required women to wear dark, long, baggy cloaks with socks and sensible shoes.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
1 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Indeed, few movies have ever been more damning or prescient in their condemnation of the health industrial complex, which hides all manner of sins under the guise of physical improvement.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
27 Mar. 2026
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In the 1995 film, Carrey’s pet detective character hides inside a fake rhinocerous to spy on unscrupulous types in a safari setting.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
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At other times, the cloak reads as an exterior, modulated, flowing sculptural layer—almost like a cloud that envelops the building, as with the Luma Tower in Arles, France.—
Norman Foster,
Artforum,
26 Mar. 2026
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The film, set in 1920s Montana, unwraps the lives of the Burbank brothers, Phil (Benedict Cumberbatch) and George (Jesse Plemons), after George marries lonely widow Rose Gordon (Kirsten Dunst), setting surly Phil into a tailspin of cruelty that envelops the family.—
Sezin Devi Keohler,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Mar. 2026
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Families gathered behind police barricades with strollers, signs and winter blankets, waiting as the justices heard arguments inside.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
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Deliver your blankets to your locker.—
Jeremy O. Harris,
Vanity Fair,
1 Apr. 2026
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Critics say the practice, which is done by both Democrats and Republicans, makes a mockery of campaign contribution limits and obscures a candidate’s real donors.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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The looming canyon nearly obscures sunlight, and sinuous, layered stone reveals warm burgundy, grey, and violet striations smoothed by centuries of flooding.—
Madison Chapman,
Outside,
25 Mar. 2026
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